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Contract Award Notice

Employee Assistance Programme

  • First published: 27 January 2024
  • Last modified: 27 January 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03f85f
Published by:
Scottish Police Authority
Authority ID:
AA22040
Publication date:
27 January 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The re-tendered service must be an effective and modern EAP Service to Police Scotland and its Eligible Users (includes Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams). The current usage of the Service is approximately 10% per annum of the total eligible employees. However, use of this service is not mandatory and Police Scotland does not guarantee volumes. The EAP Service must:

- Adopt a person centred approach with high standards of customer service.

- Adopt a preventative approach, proactively engaging with our people.

- Provide worksite focused programmes to assist in the identification and resolution of employee concerns which affect, or may affect, performance. Such employee concerns typically include, but are not limited to:

- Personal matters - health, relationships, family, financial, emotional, legal, anxiety/depression, alcohol, drugs and other related issues.

- Work matters - work demands, working relationships, personal and interpersonal skills, work/life balance, stress and other related issues. Probationary / Retirement / Grievance / Disciplinary / Return from maternity / Keeping in touch days / Long term absence / Illness Promotion / Line management or supervisory duties / Injury on Duty / Ill health retiral / Assault or abusive behaviour / Bereavement / Traumatic Exposure / Suicide Prevention.

- Promote health and wellbeing services via self-service access on the Force intranet is vital to this and the Contractor will be expected both to directly contribute and to signpost individuals to relevant information.

- Provide Police Scotland and the SPA with a consistent and high level of service while ensuring continuity of care provision via cross referral and awareness of respective service provisions.

- Provides a programme of support, advice, information and counselling assessing the individual’s needs and providing the most appropriate therapeutic interventions to ensure that Police Scotland and SPA’s requirements are met. The type and duration of support driven by need.

- Make available a website, which will be developed and maintained by the Contractor, containing information for users on the EAP services available and how to access them.

- Have full accessibility for all, including alternative delivery formats, i.e. larger text, email contact and text phone.

- Ensure counsellors, clinicians and staff providing professional advice/and or support to Police Scotland’s employees, including those not directly employed by the Contractor, must meet the minimum level of relevant qualifications and experience required for membership of their appropriate professional body.

- Have quality management systems that will enable them to provide effective clinical, professional and administrative services in keeping with the key performance indicators.

- Adhere to the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) standards of practice and professional guidelines.

- Deliver 24/7 EAP services EAP which include:

- Telephone Counselling Service

- Information Service

- Face-to-face Counselling Sessions

- Referral Procedures

- Onward Referral Procedures

- E-Counselling

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Police Authority

1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor

Glasgow

G51 1DZ

UK

Telephone: +44 1786895668

E-mail: hannah.dobby2@scotland.police.uk

NUTS: UKM82

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.spa.police.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Employee Assistance Programme

Reference number: PROC-23-2155

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85147000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland - hereinafter referred to as 'The Authority' is looking to procure an Employee Assistance Programme.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 1 700 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312320

79625000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The re-tendered service must be an effective and modern EAP Service to Police Scotland and its Eligible Users (includes Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams). The current usage of the Service is approximately 10% per annum of the total eligible employees. However, use of this service is not mandatory and Police Scotland does not guarantee volumes. The EAP Service must:

- Adopt a person centred approach with high standards of customer service.

- Adopt a preventative approach, proactively engaging with our people.

- Provide worksite focused programmes to assist in the identification and resolution of employee concerns which affect, or may affect, performance. Such employee concerns typically include, but are not limited to:

- Personal matters - health, relationships, family, financial, emotional, legal, anxiety/depression, alcohol, drugs and other related issues.

- Work matters - work demands, working relationships, personal and interpersonal skills, work/life balance, stress and other related issues. Probationary / Retirement / Grievance / Disciplinary / Return from maternity / Keeping in touch days / Long term absence / Illness Promotion / Line management or supervisory duties / Injury on Duty / Ill health retiral / Assault or abusive behaviour / Bereavement / Traumatic Exposure / Suicide Prevention.

- Promote health and wellbeing services via self-service access on the Force intranet is vital to this and the Contractor will be expected both to directly contribute and to signpost individuals to relevant information.

- Provide Police Scotland and the SPA with a consistent and high level of service while ensuring continuity of care provision via cross referral and awareness of respective service provisions.

- Provides a programme of support, advice, information and counselling assessing the individual’s needs and providing the most appropriate therapeutic interventions to ensure that Police Scotland and SPA’s requirements are met. The type and duration of support driven by need.

- Make available a website, which will be developed and maintained by the Contractor, containing information for users on the EAP services available and how to access them.

- Have full accessibility for all, including alternative delivery formats, i.e. larger text, email contact and text phone.

- Ensure counsellors, clinicians and staff providing professional advice/and or support to Police Scotland’s employees, including those not directly employed by the Contractor, must meet the minimum level of relevant qualifications and experience required for membership of their appropriate professional body.

- Have quality management systems that will enable them to provide effective clinical, professional and administrative services in keeping with the key performance indicators.

- Adhere to the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) standards of practice and professional guidelines.

- Deliver 24/7 EAP services EAP which include:

- Telephone Counselling Service

- Information Service

- Face-to-face Counselling Sessions

- Referral Procedures

- Onward Referral Procedures

- E-Counselling

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Technical Questions / Weighting: 60

Price / Weighting:  40

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-025581

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: PROC-23-2155

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18/12/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Vivup

Eastgate, Dogflud Way

Farnham

Gu97ud

UK

Telephone: +44 1252784540

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 1 623 965.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:753269)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court

Glasgow

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

25/01/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85147000 Company health services Miscellaneous health services
85312320 Counselling services Social work services without accommodation
79625000 Supply services of medical personnel Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
hannah.dobby2@scotland.police.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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